Editing Rudy Giuliani (section)

==== Presidential campaign supporter ====
Giuliani supported [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]]. He gave a prime time speech during the first night of the [[2016 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 18, 2016 |first=Erin |last=Kelly |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/18/giuliani-blasts-clinton-touts-trump-american-security/87266562/ |title=Giuliani blasts Clinton, touts Trump for American security |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724032424/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/18/giuliani-blasts-clinton-touts-trump-american-security/87266562/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Earlier in the day, Giuliani and former 2016 presidential candidate [[Ben Carson]] appeared at an event for the pro-Trump [[Great America PAC]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 21, 2016 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/politics/donald-trump-super-pac-convention/index.html |title=Trump super PACs battle in Cleveland |last=Schleifer |first=Theodore |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726093400/http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/politics/donald-trump-super-pac-convention/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Giuliani also appeared in a Great America PAC ad entitled "Leadership".<ref>{{cite web |last=Great America Pac |title=Leadership 30 sec TV spot |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 26, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9B7I1MeCRo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/K9B7I1MeCRo| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=July 28, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Giuliani's and [[Jeff Sessions]]' appearances were staples at Trump campaign rallies.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 1, 2016 |first1=Joshua |last1=Partlow |first2=Sean |last2=Sullivan |first3=Karen |last3=DeYoung |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/after-subdued-trip-to-mexico-donald-trump-talks-tough-on-immigration-in/2291814 |title=After subdued trip to Mexico, Donald Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix |agency=The Washington Post |quote=Trump was joined in the meeting by former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, who have become fixtures at his campaign rallies. |access-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126164132/https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/after-subdued-trip-to-mexico-donald-trump-talks-tough-on-immigration-in/2291814/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the campaign, Giuliani praised Trump for his worldwide accomplishments and helping fellow New Yorkers in their time of need.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/18/politics/rudy-giuliani-rnc-speech/ |title=Rudy Giuliani hammers Clinton, pumps up crowd at RNC |date=July 19, 2016 |first=Eric |last=Bradner |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701115636/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/18/politics/rudy-giuliani-rnc-speech/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He defended Trump against allegations of [[Racial views of Donald Trump|racism]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump.html |first1=Jonathan |last1=Mahler |first2=Maggie |last2=Haberman |access-date=July 1, 2022 |title=For Rudy Giuliani, Embrace of Donald Trump Puts Legacy at Risk |date=September 9, 2016 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109045709/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|sexual assault]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Bradner |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-debate/ |title=Rudy Giuliani on Donald Trump tape: 'Men at times talk like that' |work=[[CNN]] |date=October 9, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514092833/https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-debate/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and not paying any federal income taxes for as long as two decades.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/giuliani-calls-donald-trump-a-genius-for-minimizing-his-taxes.html |first1=Maggie |last1=Haberman |first2=Nicholas |last2=Fandos |access-date=July 1, 2022 |title=Donald Trump and His Allies Struggle to Move Past Tax Revelation |date=October 2, 2016 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142905/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/giuliani-calls-donald-trump-a-genius-for-minimizing-his-taxes.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2016, Giuliani, while campaigning for Trump, said that in the "eight years before Obama" became president, "we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States". It was noted that 9/11 happened during George W. Bush's first term. [[PolitiFact]] brought up four more counter-examples (the [[2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]], the 2002 [[D.C. sniper attacks]], the [[2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting]] and the [[2006 UNC SUV attack]]) to Giuliani's claim. Giuliani later said he was using "abbreviated language".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Diamond |first1=Jeremy |last2=Killough |first2=Ashley |title=Giuliani wrong about terror attacks and Obama |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/15/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-9-11-terror-attack/index.html |work=CNN |date=August 16, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150456/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/15/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-9-11-terror-attack/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Edelman |first1=Adam |title=Rudy Giuliani blames his use of 'abbreviated' language for 9/11-forgetting gaffe, claim no terror attacks happened 'before Obama came along' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-blames-9-11-forget-gaffe-abbreviated-language-article-1.2753356 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817153347/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-blames-9-11-forget-gaffe-abbreviated-language-article-1.2753356 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url-status=live |date=August 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Qiu |first1=Linda |title=Aside from 9/11, Rudy Giuliani is wrong about no terrorist attacks before Obama |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/16/rudy-giuliani/aside-from-911-rudy-giuliani-wrong-about-no-terr/ |date=August 16, 2016 |work=[[PolitiFact]] |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701115634/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/aug/16/rudy-giuliani/aside-from-911-rudy-giuliani-wrong-about-no-terr/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Giuliani was believed to be a likely pick for secretary of state in the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-rudy-giuliani.html|title=Rudolph Giuliani's Business Ties Viewed as Red Flag for Secretary of State Job|first1=Mark|last1=Landler|first2=Eric|last2=Lipton|first3=Jo|last3=Becker|date=November 15, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503101129/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-rudy-giuliani.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on December 9, 2016, Trump announced that Giuliani had removed his name from consideration for any Cabinet post.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-from-consideration-for-trump-cabinet-post/ |title=Trump: No Cabinet post for Rudy Giuliani |newspaper=CNN |date=December 9, 2016 |first1=Tal |last1=Kopan |first2=Daniella |last2=Diaz |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210130817/http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-from-consideration-for-trump-cabinet-post/ |url-status=live }}</ref>